Bert Lance, Ga. Banker and Carter Ally, Railroaded by GOP, Dies at 82
Bert Lance, a Georgia banker and ally of former President Jimmy Carter who served as his first budget director before departing amid a high-profile investigation of his banking activities, died on Thursday evening. He was 82.
Lance died at home in northwest Georgia, Gordon County deputy coroner Heath Derryberry said. He said Lance had struggled recently with unspecified health problems, though authorities were unsure of his cause of death.
In a statement, Carter said Lance was one of his closest personal friends and that he was a dependable source of advice on intricate state and national issues.
"Bert Lance was one of the most competent and dedicated public servants I have ever known," Carter said. "As head of the Department of Transportation in Georgia, he was acknowledged by all the other cabinet level officials as their natural leader, and he quickly acquired the same status in Washington as our nation's Director of the Office of Management and Budget."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/bert-lance-ga-banker-carter-ally-dies-82-19976641
Please note he was acquitted...just another examnple of the GOP yelling fire and throwing stuff to see what sticks.